Baseball Heaven Angels bow out of CABA World Series

By the Midland Daily News

Published 6:57 am, Friday, July 27, 2012

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photo providedBaseball Heaven Angels’ (from left) Connor Smith, Jarred LaChance, Alex Sova, Jackson Worsley and Luke Anderson stay loose in the dugout during a game at the CABA World Series in South Bend, Ind. less

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Baseball Heaven Angels bow out of CABA World Series

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Midland’s Baseball Heaven Angels 15U travel baseball team concluded play at the CABA World Series on Monday with losses of 13-5 in six innings to The Lid’s Bulls (Ind.) and 13-5 in five innings to the New England Ruffnecks (Mass.).

The Angels finished play at the World Series with an 0-4 record after their two scheduled games on Tuesday were canceled due to rain.

“This is elite-level baseball. The teams we got scheduled to play are some of the best in the country, year in and year out,” said Angels’ manager Dave Anderson. “I love our group of guys, and I think this was an eye-opening experience for them. The plus of playing in a national tournament like this is that our guys got to see what it will take to get to the next level.”

The Angels got off to a good start against the Bulls, scoring in the top of the first as Jackson Worsley was hit by a pitch, then came home on an RBI-double by Carson Eby. The Bulls answered with six runs over the first three innings to go up 6-1 before the Angels battled back with four runs in the top of the fourth to cut the deficit to 6-5.

The Bulls then pulled away again to eventually activate the mercy rule.

Worsley, Garrett Kutchey, Luke Anderson, Carson Reames, and Parrish TerBurgh each had a hit for the Angels.

Against the Ruffnecks, Eby had two hits, while Worsley and Caleb Somerville both doubled, and Jarred LaChance added a hit.

“Obviously, it is disappointing the way this tournament ended, but I am proud of the way our guys maintained unity while dealing with adversity,” Dave Anderson said. “We accomplished a lot as a first-year team, but we expect even bigger things out of this team next year.”